The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2002

Books, Listed by Author

BRUST, STEVEN (Karl Zoltan) (stories) (chron.) (continued)

• * _The Book of Taltos (SFBC #53543, Oct 2002, $12.99, 389pp, hc, cover by Kinuko Y. Craft) [Vlad Taltos] Reprint (Ace 2002) omnibus of the fourth and fifth fantasy novels in the “Vlad Taltos” series: Taltos (1988) and Phoenix (1990). This has ISBN 0-7394-2969-8; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Issola (Tor 0-812-58917-3, Dec 2002, $6.99, 255pp, pb, cover by Stephen Hickman) [Vlad Taltos] Reprint (Tor 2001) fantasy novel, ninth in the “Vlad Taltos” series.
• * *The Paths of the Dead (Tor 0-312-86478-7, Dec 2002, $25.95, 399pp, hc, cover by Eric Bowman) [Dragaeran; Viscount of Adrilanka] Fantasy novel, first in the “Viscount of Adrilanka” trilogy which concludes the series (prequel to the “Vlad Taltos” series) begun in Five Hundred Years After. The young viscount Piro helps the last Phoenix heir in her quest to restore the Dragaeran Empire.

BUCHANAN, BEN (chron.)

• * *My Year with Harry Potter: How I Discovered My Own Magical World (Lantern Books 1-930051-50-6, 2001, $12.95, 112pp, tp) [Harry Potter] Associational autobiography of a dyslexic 11-year-old boy who created a board game based on Rowling’s books. Not authorized by J.K. Rowling.

BUCHWALD, ART(hur) (1925-2007) (chron.)

• * _Stella in Heaven (Penguin/NAL 0-451-20487-5, Dec 2001, $12.00, 182pp, tp) Reprint (Putnam 2000, not seen) humorous fantasy novel. A dead woman bosses her husband around from Heaven, and starts playing matchmaker for him.

BUCKLEY, CHRISTOPHER (chron.)

• * _Little Green Men (Allison & Busby 07-490-0505-X, 2001, £6.99, 317pp, tp) Reprint (Random House 1999) satiric novel of the human conspiracy behind alien abductions. Published in 2001, but not seen till now. [First U.K. edition]

BUDRYS, ALGIRDAS JONAS (1931-2008); see under Algis Budrys (stories) (chron.)

BUDRYS, ALGIS, ed.; working name of Algirdas Jonas Budrys, (1931-2008) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume XVIII (Bridge/Galaxy 1-59212-052-0, Sep 2002, $7.99, 462pp, pb, cover by Frank Frazetta) Original anthology of 17 stories by contest winners, illustrated by “Illustrators of the Future” winners. There are articles on writing and art by L. Ron Hubbard, Andre Norton, and H.R. Van Dongen. (Contents)

BUFFIE, MARGARET (1945- ) (chron.)

• * _Angels Turn Their Backs (Kids Can Press 1-55074-417-8, Sep 2001, $6.95, 239pp, tp, cover by Florentina Bogdan) Reprint (Kids Can Press 1998) young-adult ghost novel. A girl with agoraphobia hears voices.
• * _The Dark Garden (Kids Can Press 1-55337-091-0, Sep 2001, $6.95, 237pp, tp, cover by A. Van Mil) Reprint (Kids Can Press Canada 1995) young-adult ghost novel.

BUIDA, YURI (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Prussian Bride (Dedalus 1-903517-06-0, Aug 2002, £9.99, 363pp, tp) Literary fantasy/mainstream collection, translated by Oliver Ready. The collection represents roughly three-quarters of Prusskaya nevesta (Moscow, 1998). (Contents)

BUJOLD, LOIS (Joy) McMASTER (1949- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _The Curse of Chalion (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-713360-X, Jul 2002, £11.99, 442pp, tp, cover by Steve Stone) [Royina Ista] Reprint (Eos 2001) fantasy novel. A down-on-his-luck warrior finds the gods have plans for him when he gets a job tending a princess in a cursed family. [First U.K. edition]
• * _The Curse of Chalion (HarperTorch 0-380-81860-4, Oct 2002, $7.99, 502pp, pb) [Royina Ista] Reprint (Eos 2001) fantasy novel.
• * *Diplomatic Immunity (Baen 0-7434-3533-8, May 2002, $25.00, 311pp, hc, cover by Stephen Hickman) [Miles Vorkosigan] SF novel in the “Miles Vorkosigan” series. Miles runs into an old friend when he investigates an incident on Graf Station in distant Quaddiespace.
• * _Diplomatic Immunity (SFBC #50454, May 2002, $12.99, 311pp, hc, cover by Stephen Hickman) [Miles Vorkosigan] Reprint (Baen 2002) SF novel in the “Miles Vorkosigan” series.
• * *Miles Errant (Baen 0-7434-3558-3, Sep 2002, $15.00, 741pp, tp, cover by Stephen Hickman) [Miles Vorkosigan] Omnibus of story “The Borders of Infinity” and two novels, Brothers in Arms (1989) and Mirror Dance (1994). (Contents)
• * _The Warrior’s Apprentice (NESFA Press 1-886778-27-2, Feb 2002, $25.00, 309pp, hc, cover by Nicholas Jainschigg) [Miles Vorkosigan] Reprint (Baen 1986) Hugo-winning SF novel in the “Miles Vorkosigan” series. This hardcover edition has been corrected by the author and includes a timeline, genealogy, and a foreword.

BULIS, CHRISTOPHER (chron.)

• * *Doctor Who: Palace of the Red Sun (BBC Books 0-563-53849-X, Mar 2002, £5.99, 284pp, pb, cover by Black Sheep) [Doctor Who: Missing Adventures] Novelization based on the TV series. Book 50 in the BBC “Missing Adventures” series starring the 6th Doctor and Peri.

BULYCHEV, KIRILL; pseudonym of Igor Vsevelodovich Mozheiko, (1934-2003) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Alice: The Girl from Earth (Xlibris/Fossicker Press 1-4010-1312-0, Sep 2002, $22.94, 501pp, tp) [Alice] Collection of three young-adult SF stories and a novel, Alice’s Travels. Translated from the Russian by John H. Costello. The first story appeared previously in English in 1977 as Alice, translated and adapted by Mirra Ginsburg. Bulychev is a pen name for Igor V. Mojeiko. This is copyrighted 2001, but not seen until now. A print-on-demand book, also available in hardcover (-1311-2, $33.29); order online at [www.xlibris.com]; or from Xlibris Corporation, 426 Walnut St., Philadelphia PA 19106; credit card orders 888-795-4274. (Contents)

BUNCH, CHRIS(topher Renshaw) (1943-2005) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Corsair (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-84149-106-3, Feb 2002, £6.99, 406pp, pb, cover by David Wyatt) Reprint (Orbit 2001) fantasy novel. Gareth Radnor, former clerk and current prisoner, must escape to lead the Corsairs against a full-scale invasion.
• * _The Demon King (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-85723-761-7, Aug 2002, £6.99, 551pp, pb, cover by Trevor Scobie) [Seer King] Reissue (Warner Aspect; Orbit 1998) fantasy novel. The second book in “The Seer King” trilogy. Third printing.
• * *Dragonmaster Book One: Storm of Wings (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-104-7, Apr 2002, £9.99, 409pp, tp, cover by Les Edwards) [Dragonmaster] Fantasy novel, the first in a new series. In a tripartite war, Hal Kailas enlists as dragon-flyer.
• * _The Seer King (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-85723-490-1, Aug 2002, £6.99, 618pp, pb, cover by Trevor Scobie) [Seer King] Reissue (Warner Aspect 1997) fantasy novel. Book one in “The Seer King” trilogy. Fifth printing.
• * *Star Risk, Ltd. (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45889-3, Aug 2002, $6.99, 344pp, pb, cover by Steve Stone) Military SF novel, first in a new series about a group of space mercenaries.
• * _Warrior King (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-85723-951-2, Aug 2002, £6.99, 453pp, pb, cover by Trevor Scobie) [Seer King] Reissue (Warner Aspect 1999 as The Warrior King) fantasy novel. Book three in “The Seer King” trilogy. This indicates first printing (2000), but has new cover art.

BURGASS, CATHERINE (chron.)

• * *A.S. Byatt’s Possession: A Reader’s Guide (Continuum Contemporaries 0-8264-5248-5, Mar 2002, $9.95, 89pp, tp) Non-fiction, a “Continuum Contemporaries” reader’s guide to Byatt’s novel. Continuum Books, 800-561-7704; [www.continuumbooks.com]. [Byatt]

BURGESS, MELVIN (chron.)

• * _An Angel for May (Penguin/Puffin UK 0-14-036981-3, Feb 2002, £4.99, 158pp, tp, cover by Larry Rostant) Reprint (Simon & Schuster 1995) time slip adventure.
• * _Bloodtide (Tor 0-765-34014-3, Dec 2002, $6.99, 371pp, pb, cover by Jon Foster) [Bloodtide] Reprint (Andersen Press 1999) near-future dystopian urban fantasy novel based on the Icelandic “Volsunga Saga”.
• * _Burning Issy (Penguin/Puffin UK 0-14-131383-8, Feb 2002, £4.99, 150pp, tp) Reprint (Andersen Press 1992) young-adult historical novel with fantasy elements. A young girl in the 17th century is suspected of witchcraft.
• * _The Earth Giant (Penguin/Puffin UK 0-14-037444-2, Feb 2002, £4.99, 143pp, tp) Reprint (Andersen Press 1995) young-adult fantasy novel. Seventh printing.
• * _The Ghost Behind the Wall (Penguin/Puffin UK 0-14-131027-8, Feb 2002, £4.99, 130pp, tp, cover by Larry Rostant) Reprint (Andersen Press 2000) young-adult ghost novel.
• * +Lady: My Life as a Bitch (Holt Henry 0-8050-7148-2, May 2002, $16.95, 235pp, hc) Young-adult fantasy. A teen starts turning into a dog. First US edition (Andersen Press 2001).

BURKE, GREG (chron.)

• * *Alien Earth (Golden Pillar Publishing 1-890305-34-0, Jun 2002, $24.95, 248pp, hc) SF novel. A woman is the only person unaffected by the mind control methods of alien invaders. Order from Golden Pillar Publishing, PO Box 2531, Elk Grove CA 95759; [www.goldenpillarpublishing.com].

BURROUGHS, EDGAR RICE (1875-1950) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _At the Earth’s Core (Dover 0-486-41657-7, Jul 2001, $2.00, 144pp, tp, cover by Jeff A. Menges) [Pellucidar] Reprint (McClurg 1922) SF novel, the first book in the “Pellucidar” series. This is a Dover thrift edition; it is dated 2001, but not seen until now.
• * _The Land That Time Forgot (Random House/Modern Library Classics 0-8129-6615-5, 2002, $12.95, 308 + xv, tp) [Caspak] Reprint (McClurg 1924) SF novel. This has a new introduction by Brian Aldiss.
• * _The Moon Maid (University of Nebraska Press/Bison Books 0-8032-6200-0, Apr 2002, $18.95, 378 + xiii, tp, cover by Thomas Floyd) [Moon Sequence] Reprint (McClurg 1926) SF novel; this is a “complete and restored” edition, with the full serial text plus later additions and notes on textual alterations. Includes an introduction by Terry Bisson, an afterword by Richard J. Golsan, and an essay by Phillip R. Burger; new illustrations by Thomas Floyd, and a glossary by Scott Tracy Griffin. Order from University of Nebraska Press, 233 North 8th St., Lincoln NE 68588-0484; credit card orders 800-755-1105; [pressmail@unl.edu]; [www.nebraskapress.unl.edu]; add $4.00 postage.
• * _Pellucidar (University of Nebraska Press/Bison Books 0-8032-6204-3, Nov 2002, $13.95, 167 + xv, tp, cover by Thomas Floyd) [Pellucidar] Reprint (A.C. McClurg 1923) SF novel. Introduction by Jack McDevitt, afterword by Phillip R. Burger. Illustrated by J. Allen St. John. Order from University of Nebraska Press, 233 North 8th St, Lincoln NE 68588-0484; credit card orders 800-755-1105; [pressmail@unl.edu]; [www.nebraskapress.unl.edu]; add $4.00 postage.
• * _A Princess of Mars (Quiet Vision Publishing 1-57646-604-3, May 2002, $11.99, 127pp, tp, cover by Frank E. Schoonover) [Barsoom (John Carter et al)] Reprint (McClurg 1917) SF novel. This has the original illustrations by Frank E. Schoonover. Order from Quiet Vision Publishing, 12155 Mt. Shadow Road, Sandy UT 84092-5812; [www.qvision.net].

BURROUGHS, WILLIAM S(eward) (1914-1997) (chron.)

• * _Ghost of Chance (Serpent’s Tail 1-85242-457-5, Sep 2002, £6.99, 59pp, tp) Reprint (Library Fellow of the Whitney Museum of American Art 1991) literary fantasy novelette, illustrated with 16 plates by Burroughs.

BURTON, ELIZABETH K. (chron.)

• * *Dreams of Darkness (Zumaya Publications 1-894869-80-X, Jul 2002, $22.00, 292pp, tp, cover by Martine Jardin) [Everdark Wars] Fantasy novel, book one of “The Everdark Wars”. Available through [www.zumayapublications.com].

BUTCHER, JIM (1971- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Summer Knight (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45892-3, Sep 2002, $6.99, 371pp, pb, cover by Lee MacLeod) [Dresden Files] Dark fantasy novel, book four in the “Dresden Files” about Chicago wizard Harry Dresden. A faerie queen wants Dresden to solve a murder.

BUTCHER, NANCY (chron.)

• * _Fire-Us Trilogy: Book 1: The Kindling (with Jennifer Armstrong) See entry under Jennifer Armstrong.
• * _Fire-Us Trilogy: Book 2: The Keepers of the Flame (with Jennifer Armstrong) See entry under Jennifer Armstrong.

BUTLER, CHARLES (chron.)

• * *Calypso Dreaming (CollinsVoyager 0-00-712856-8, May 2002, £4.99, 191pp, tp) Young-adult dark fantasy novel. On an idyllic island, a young girl’s dreams always come true.

BUTTERFLY, ATK.; pseudonym (chron.)

• * *Beasts Are Us (Hard Shell Word Factory 0-7599-0229-1, Dec 2001, $10.95, 186pp, tp, cover by Dirk A. Wolf) SF novel. Genetic engineering is used to create fantastic creatures, even seeming angels, from animal genes. This is dated 2001, but not seen until now. Hard Shell Word Factory, PO Box 161, Amherst Jct. WI 54407; [www.hardshell.com].

BYERS, RICHARD LEE (1950- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Forgotten Realms: Dissolution (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-2714-3, Jul 2002, $24.95, 344pp, hc, cover by Brom) [Forgotten Realms: Spider Queen] Novelization based on the fantasy role-playing game, first in “R.A. Salvatore’s War of the Spider Queen” six-part series based on a scenario by R.A. Salvatore. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.
• * _Forgotten Realms: Dissolution (SFBC #53196, Oct 2002, $12.50, 344pp, hc, cover by Brom) [Forgotten Realms: Spider Queen] Reprint (Wizards of the Coast 2002) novelization based on the fantasy role-playing game, first in “R.A. Salvatore’s War of the Spider Queen” six-part series based on a scenario by R.A. Salvatore. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast. This is similar to the Wizards of the Coast edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * *Scarred Lands: Forsaken (White Wolf/Sword & Sorcery Studios 1-58846-809-7, Jun 2002, $6.50, 283pp, pb, cover by Vincent Dutrait) [Dead God] Novelization based on the fantasy game, first book in the “Dead God” trilogy. Copyrighted by White Wolf.
• * *Scarred Lands: Forsworn (White Wolf 1-58846-810-0, Oct 2002, $6.50, 283pp, pb, cover by Vincent Dutrait) [Scarred Lands: Dead God] Novelization based on the fantasy game, second book in the “Dead God” trilogy. Copyrighted by White Wolf.

CABELL, JAMES BRANCH (1879-1958) (chron.)

• * _Gallantry: Dizain des Fetes Galantes (Wildside Press 1-58715-495-1, Oct 2001, $17.50, 342pp, tp) Reprint (1907; revised 1922) collection of linked stories, of interest as the 11th volume in the “Biography of the Life of Manuel”. This is a print-on-demand book available online at [www.wildsidepress.com] or from PO Box 301, Holicong PA 18928.

CACEK, P(atricia) D. (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *In the Spirit (Wormhole Books 1-932030-05-0, May 2002, $13.00, 48pp, ph, cover by David Martin) Chapbook ghost story, with an introduction by Jack Ketchum and an afterword by Cacek. Illustrated by Joanna Erbach. This is a signed, limited edition of 750, with a numbered hardcover edition of 250 and a lettered edition of 52 are also available. Order online for $13.00 (postpaid) at [www.wormholebooks.com], or order from Wormhole Books, 7719 Stonewall Run, Fort Wayne IN 46825; email: [info@wormholebooks.com]. (Contents)

CADIGAN, PAT(ricia Oren Kearney) (1953- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Dervish Is Digital (Tor 0-312-87656-4, Jul 2002, $12.95, 230pp, tp, cover by Bruce Jensen) [Dore Konstantin] Reprint (Macmillan 2000) SF novel featuring Detective Doré Konstantine from Tea from an Empty Cup.

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• * *The Ultimate Cyberpunk (Pocket/ibooks 0-7434-5239-9, Sep 2002, $16.00, 399pp, tp, cover by Bruce Jensen) Anthology of 13 cyberpunk stories, by authors ranging from Alfred Bester and Cordwainer Smith to William Gibson and John Shirley. Cadigan’s introduction discusses the nature of cyberpunk, and an afterword by Bruce Sterling offers an annotated list of essential books. There is an unpaginated 16-page color insert of part of a “lost” graphic novel adaptation of William Gibson’s Neuromancer. (Contents)

CADNUM, MICHAEL (1949- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Forbidden Forest (Scholastic/Orchard Books 0-439-31774-6, May 2002, $17.95, 218pp, hc, cover by Martin French) [Robin Hood] Associational young adult novel, a companion to In a Dark Wood, retelling the Robin Hood legend, this time following the adventures of Little John.

CALDECOTT, [Sir] ANDREW (1884-1951) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Not Exactly Ghosts (Ash-Tree Press 1-55310-036-0, May 2002, C$59.00, xxii+269pp, hc, cover by Paul Lowe) Collection of horror and ghost stories, containing the contents of both of Caldecott’s previous collections, published in Britain in 1947-48, half set in his fictional exotic nation of Kongea. This is a limited edition of 500 copies. A world-wide edition available in the US for $45.00 and in the UK for £28.00. (Contents)

CALDER, RICHARD (stories) (chron.)

• * +Frenzetta (Four Walls Eight Windows 1-56858-229-3, Jun 2002, $13.95, 190pp, tp, cover by Scott Idleman) SF novel. A reanimated corpse loves the human-rat chimera Frenzetta. First US edition (Orbit 1998).
• * *Lord Soho (Simon & Schuster/Earthlight 0-7434-0896-9, Jun 2002, £6.99, 378pp, pb, cover by Jim Burns) [Malignos] SF fix-up novel made up of six far-future SF stories in the “Malignos” series, following descendants of Richard Pike and his Malignos wife.

CAMPBELL, J. RAMSEY; see under Campbell, Ramsey (stories) (chron.)

CAMPBELL, (John) RAMSEY (1946- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Darkest Part of the Woods (PS Publishing 1-902880-38-2, Apr 2002, £35.00, 350pp, hc, cover by Edward Miller) Horror novel. Dark forces lurk in the village of Goodmanswood. Introduction by Peter Straub. This is a signed, limited edition of 500; an additional slipcased edition of 200 (-39-0, £55.00) is also available. PS Publishing LLP, Hamilton House, 4 Park Avenue, Harrogate HG2 9BQ, UK; [www.pspublishing.co.uk].
• * *Ramsey Campbell, Probably (PS Publishing 1-902880-40-4, Oct 2002, £30.00, 441pp, tp, cover by J. K. Potter) Non-fiction collection of 68 essays, articles, introductions, and other pieces. Edited by S.T. Joshi, with an introduction by Douglas E. Winter, and an afterword by Campbell. This is a signed, limited edition of 500. A slipcased hardcover edition of 200 (-41-2, £65.00) was announced but not seen. PS Publishing, Hamilton House, 4 Park Avenue, Harrogate HG2 9BQ England; [www.pspublishing.co.uk]. (Contents) [ed: S. T. Joshi]
• * *Scared Stiff: Tales of Sex and Death (Tor 0-765-30004-4, Sep 2002, $24.95, 239pp, hc) Revised horror collection of ten stories. This adds three stories and an afterword to the 1987 Scream/Press edition. (Contents)

CANAVAN, TRUDI (chron.)

• * *The Magicians’ Guild (HarperCollins/Voyager Australia 0-7322-7095-2, Nov 2001, A$18.95, 520pp, pb, cover by Les Petersen) [Black Magician Trilogy] Fantasy novel, the first book in “The Black Magician Trilogy”. A first novel. This is dated 2001, but was not seen until now; fourth printing.